A Chinese-English dictionary / by Herbert Allen Giles.

  • Herbert Giles
Date:
1912
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Credit: A Chinese-English dictionary / by Herbert Allen Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    #' / ^ the Great Wall. M 舌 lpDg-tongue; or.長氣 long-winded,一of great talkers. 長虫 serpents. 長兵 long weapons, as spears, etc. 長毛賊Qr長髪賊lonS- haired rebels; the T*aipcings. 一尺潤三尺長。ne foot broad by three in length* 處長 an excess; a constant resort. 長處 good points; good quali¬ ties. 最長於花烏vei7 gQod at flowers and birds,—as a painter. 論人所長 t0 sPeak of what people excel in, or their good points. 各有所長 every man has his strong point. —無所長 without a single good point. 以才品見長to excel by one’s talents. 文武兼長 excelling both as civilian and soldier. 但樸調，無他長崎 straight-forward, with no other recommendation. ^ ^ ^ reckoned the profit at 77s. 3,000. 胃 a servant. 長鮮lictors- 長 a long journey. 長绑權 Icrng white gaiter- socks, reaching to the lcnees. 長腰 long-waisted. 長口 loquacious. 長史 the Remembrancer of a Prince’s Palace. 長於 skilful or clever at. See 9663. 長材 good abilities; talent. 長形帶圓 lc)ng and round • shaped,一oval. 長葫蘆兒a lQng gourd — oval. 長矛。1■長槍a spear. 長策 a permanent occupation. 長長的 constantly. 長， 45° 長桃 tall and slender. 長臉 a long face. 長方臉 an oblong face. 長寒發冷 continuous cold fits,—a form of ague. 長至日 the day of the summer solstice; the longest day. 日長至 the lengthening of days after the winter solstice. 長安居，大不易living at Ch‘ang-an (the capital under the T‘ang dynasty) is not at all easy,—it is too expensive. See 1174. 長安雖好，不是久留 之處 P^easant ajs Ch‘ang-an is, it is not a place for always,— there is no place like home. Read change. senior, To excel ； to increase ； to grow. 家長 the head of the family. 長子 the eldest son. 胃胃 the apartments oY the eldest son; the eldest son. 尊長 an elder. 長兄 my elder brother; Sir. 保長 a headman; a tipao、 長妾 the senior concubine. 長吏 a senior petty official. 胃 _ or seniors; those of a generation above the speaker. the eldest of one’s younger brothers. 長幼爲序 precedence ac¬ cording to age. 年長一•歲one year older. 我此你長I am older than you. 貴庚多長 how old are you ? (To equals or superiors.) 牛胃 born and bred. : 在上海生長。1■生長 h.、海 born and bred at Shang¬ hai. 長成 I0 have grown to be; to grow up. 長大了 has grown up,—to manhood. 長3 v 45° 倀1 45i R陽 C. ieh^ang 大長了 has very much in¬ creased. 不長進 makes no progress,— in studies. 長芽兒 to bud; to sprout. 長價 the price has risen; to get worse, as an evil. 長多辟子 t。let the pigtail grow. 還再長完t。srow complete,一of a part which has been cut off 長瘤 to grow mangy,—of dogs. 長樣 the appearance of a grow¬ ing child; what one promises to be. 長見 to increase one’s ex¬ perience; to widen one’s views. 長毛 to mildew. 長勁 to increase in strength. 長得好看grown up very good-looking. 長 it breeds worms, or moths. 此風不可長this Practice cannot be allowed to .grow. 長人聰明 it increases one’s intelligence. 你長他人志氣yQU are magnifying the determination of others,—in order to escape having to do the thing yourself. 君子道^長 the Tao of the per¬ fect man is prevailing,—while 小人道^ 消 that of the mean man is passing away. 長落 the rise and fall of water. 長厚 generous; liberal. Read chan广 A remain¬ der ；a surplus. 你看長這麽多—！ there is this much over； i 無長物 there is nothing over. 長此蒙恩[if]after this act of grace,. | 長此以後 henceforward; in future. [ Groping about; not knowing the road. Madly - blindly. | 鬼 the spirit of a person who
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